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The Independent
Is it Christmas thinner, not dinner, for Ozempic users?
With indulgence on the way out, Nicole Wootton-Cane goes to a pop-up restaurant to experience a GLP-1 festive meal
4 min |
December 21, 2025
The Independent
Mother fears mould-ridden home will harm son's health
A mother living in a damp home fears what may happen this winter after she claims an outbreak of mould caused chest problems for her son and meant he was unable to walk across the living room without stopping for breath.
3 min |
December 21, 2025
The Independent
IT issues clog Dover as the Christmas getaway peaks
Ferry passengers faced queues of up to an hour at the Port of Dover yesterday after French border controls were hit with IT issues as millions of motorists hit the roads in the Christmas getaway.
1 min |
December 21, 2025
The Independent
Slot backs £100m Wirtz to muscle way into top form
Arne Slot has told Florian Wirtz to take heart from the Premier League greats who made a slow start to life in England.
2 min |
December 20, 2025
The Independent
Lonely this Christmas: the pain of family estrangement
Millions of people will be spending the festive season away from their relatives. Helen Coffey gets the lowdown on how to cope with one of the most challenging times of the year
7 min |
December 20, 2025
The Independent
It's beginning to look a lot like Labour fears scrutiny
Robert Conquest, the great historian of Stalinism, had it right.
3 min |
December 20, 2025
The Independent
Down the Swanny: England pine for spin past as Aussies close in on Ashes glory
England were left pining for the days of Graeme Swann as a lack of spin bowling options saw them dragged to the brink of Ashes defeat in Adelaide.
2 min |
December 20, 2025
The Independent
Drones used to spot deadly virus in arctic whale breath
Scientists have discovered a deadly virus in the breath of whales that is causing mass deaths among the mammals in the Arctic Circle. Using drones, special equipment was flown through the exhaled droplets, known as “blows”, which are released when whales come up to breathe through their blowholes.
1 min |
December 20, 2025
The Independent
Amorim's hackles raised by 'entitlement' of young stars
Man United manager appears to target Mainoo, Amass and Obi as he criticises the attitude of young players at the club
4 min |
December 20, 2025
The Independent
November retail sales dip as Black Friday effect fizzles
Retail sales dipped unexpectedly last month as cautious shoppers prevailed and Black Friday discounts failed to boost spending in the run-up to Christmas, official figures show.
2 min |
December 20, 2025
The Independent
She has watched the world go by through painted eyes
Frieda Hughes tends the grave of her mother, Sylvia Plath, under the watchful gaze of a piece of street art depicting her
1 min |
December 20, 2025
The Independent
Airports warn EES delays could cause safety hazard
Passengers hit by 'three-hour waits' under border system
3 min |
December 20, 2025
The Independent
Sense and sensibility
With the Jimny gone, Suzuki's S-Cross Allgrip steps up as a modest and refreshingly unfussy alternative for rural drivers needing affordable four-wheel drive
3 min |
December 20, 2025
The Independent
If only the West could find its way to calling Putin's bluff
One way to gauge the success of any European initiative in the Ukraine war is to consider how it looks from the point of view of the Kremlin.
3 min |
December 20, 2025
The Independent
Justice department releases thousands of Epstein files
Images include those of many high-profile figures, numerous videos and documents, but not all the files were published
5 min |
December 20, 2025
The Independent
All snap and no bang is not what viewers want or need
It's a particularly drab year on the British festive TV front, writes Micha Frazer-Carroll. The 'big four' need to get their act together, or risk ceding Christmas to US streaming giants
4 min |
December 20, 2025
The Independent
Putin sweats as Russians air grievances at media event
Kremlin leader grilled on poverty and stagnant economy
3 min |
December 20, 2025
The Independent
The BBC can teach Trump a lesson about free expression
So, Donald Trump’s Big Beautiful BBC writ has finally arrived, and it does not disappoint.
5 min |
December 20, 2025
The Independent
Comedian Walliams ditched by publisher HarperCollins
Comedian and children’s author David Walliams has been dropped by his publisher Harper Collins.
2 min |
December 20, 2025
The Independent
Will EES rules complicate my Amsterdam layover?
Q How does the new EU entry-exit system affect a UK passport holder who is just transiting through an airport from the UK via Amsterdam to Thailand?
1 min |
December 20, 2025
The Independent
Ignore the spin – 2025 has been a dud for the economy
On a weekend, if Arsenal are playing at home and Keir Starmer is not abroad for talks about something or other, our anywhere-but-Britain prime minister can be found at the Emirates.
3 min |
December 20, 2025
The Independent
Russian tanker up in flames after Ukraine strike in Med
Putin reiterates his hardline demands during annual media conference, while Kyiv meets for more talks to end the war
3 min |
December 20, 2025
The Independent
Is delaying local elections just making plans for Nigel?
Yet another local government shakeup is in progress, but slow delivery risks a democratic deficit
2 min |
December 20, 2025
The Independent
SATURDAY QUIZ
Chris Maume presents his weekly general knowledge quiz
1 min |
December 20, 2025
The Independent
'It's incredible how close we were – but still so far apart'
John Moore was abandoned as a baby on Christmas Eve in 1944. Eight decades later, he and his half-brother were finally reunited by a Christmas gift.
3 min |
December 20, 2025
The Independent
Foreign Office was hacked and we don't know by who
The UK Foreign Office was hacked in October, a minister has admitted, raising fears that thousands of confidential documents and data may have been compromised.
2 min |
December 20, 2025
The Independent
Ukraine cannot survive on Europe's starvation rations
Unlike some of his more aloof predecessors, the latest autocrat running Russia doesn’t mind subjecting himself to lengthy media questioning, if only once a year, as a kind of pre-Christmas treat for himself.
4 min |
December 20, 2025
The Independent
It's only flu' left me needing a double lung transplant
Three years ago, I found out the hard way just how crippling the flu can be.
4 min |
December 19, 2025
The Independent
Surely Villa can't keep up their illogical title challenge
It could amount to a triumph of reason. Arsenal top the Premier League table after seeming to plan for every eventuality, fill in every gap in the squad, take care of every small detail.
3 min |
December 19, 2025
The Independent
It betrays a lack of class to diss our taste for nostalgia
Earlier this week, a solicitor found herself at the centre of a minor internet firestorm after hosting what she described on social media as a “council estate dinner”.
4 min |